Macbook doesn't read blank cd's

why would blank CD's not be recognized while anything with info on them are? either CD's or DVD's.....? The blank disks just don't show up on the desktop.
what gives with the apple drives?

they dont show up on the desktop but if you go to burn a cd in itunes with the cd recongized there? there is a setting under finder prefrences that allows you to turn off hard drives and cds and such to not be visable on your desktop, but it would be if you opened up the finder or itunes, also the first time you put in a blank cd it will ask you what the default program you want to use it with is, and if you click dont ask again it wont, but it will still be avaibale....is it not working all together or ust not showing up on your desktop

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